5 accredited schools across the Albuquerque metro area trained 206 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bernalillo County graduated 99 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,573 for a program of about 35 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bernalillo County graduated 60 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,146 for a program of about 8 months.
This public two-year college in Bernalillo County graduated 23 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,584 ($8,016 out of state).
This private for-profit four-year institution in Bernalillo County graduated 21 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,960 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Los Lunas that reported 3 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,788 ($5,040 out of state).
5 accredited schools in the Albuquerque, NM metro area graduated 206 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque with 99.
Among schools that published a program price, Brookline College-Albuquerque in Albuquerque listed the lowest total: $14,960 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Albuquerque, NM metro earn a median $39,200 a year ($18.84/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,230 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.